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Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Anthony Davis sweep SEC Hoops weekly awards

Anthony Davis, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist - photo by Pablo Alcala

Michael Kidd-Gilchrist was named the SEC Player of the week while Anthony Davis garnered Freshmen of the Week honors.  From the SEC:  “Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, a 6-foot-7, 232-pound freshman guard from Somerdale, N.J., was named SEC Player of the Week after averaging 21.0 points, 12.5 rebounds and 2.5 assists in wins over Lamar and fourth-ranked Louisville. Kidd-Gilchrist…

Terrence Jones named SEC Men’s Hoops Player of the Week

Terrence Jones, a 6-foot-8, 252-pound sophomore forward from Portland, Ore., was named SEC Player of the Week after averaging 20.0 points, 8.0 rebounds, 3.5 blocks and 3.0 steals leading the Wildcats to wins over St. John’s and fifth-ranked North Carolina. Jones tallied a season-high 26 points while tying his season marks with nine rebounds, four blocked…

Anthony Davis wins first SEC Freshman of the Week honors

Anthony Davis - photo by Walter Cornett | WildcatWorld.com

Here we go again.  One year after Kentucky tied the Southeastern Conference record for weekly awards in a season – which was set the previous season by UK – John Caliapri’s team is already collecting (figurative) hardware for the 2011-12 season.  The league tabbed UK forward Anthony Davis its SEC Freshman of the Week after…

Terrences Jones voted preseason SEC Player of the Year; Kentucky picked to win SEC

Terrence Jones

The University of Kentucky men’s basketball team was picked by the media to win its 45th Southeastern Conference championship this season as announced by the SEC on Monday.  Each SEC school selected media members that cover their team and additional media from across the nation were selected by the conference office to form the voting…

On this date in Kentucky basketball history in 2003…

Keith Bogans

Kentucky didn’t bother to cut down the nets at the Superdome after winning the Southeastern Conference tournament. The Wildcats plan to take care of that little matter in three weeks. Tournament MVP Keith Bogans scored 22 points and second-ranked Kentucky stretched its winning streak to 23 games, holding off Mississippi State 64-57 in the title…

Josh Harrellson last to cut the nets in postgame celebration

2011 SEC Champs

Standing gleefully on the court after winning his second straight SEC Tournament Championship, UK‘s lone senior called out instructions for cutting down the nets.  “Freshmen first!” Harrellson said. “Freshmen first.”  It was Harrellson’s second time celebrating an SEC Tournament title, but his first playing a significant role on the team.  “I definitely wanted to be…